Village High School - "A New Beginning"
Pleasanton Unified School District
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Welcome to Village High School!
"A New Beginning"
California Model School
Students attend Village High School, the district's alternative school, when, for a variety of reasons, they have been unsuccessful in the comprehensive schools. Village High School fosters a smaller learning environment and focuses on individualizing student needs and creating a community of character. Village has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and received the maximum six-year term.
Overall, academic achievement, technology as a tool for learning, character building, and career exploration are all part of the Village High School experience. Students come to Village for a variety of reasons, but they leave with a healthy respect for themselves, the staff, and the community in which they live. The California Department of Education has now awarded Village the title of Model School Program three times. The student body and staff know that we are a "model school" in every way.
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2008-2009 School Accountability Report Card (SARC)
The SARC report has been released and available for viewing here.
VENTURING is coed, high adventure, fun with friends, leadership, and service. All boys and girls ages 14-20, join Venturing! For more information, contact Alexis Peterson at (510) 977-9226, email: alexisp@sfbac.org or visit their website at: www.scouting.org/venturing
Click here to view flier.
Tri-Valley Science and Engineering Fair
Students are invited to participate in the Tri-Valley Science and Engineering Fair (TVSEF) sponsored by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The Fair will be held, Tuesday, March 30 – Friday, April 2, 2010 at the Robert Livermore Community Center in Livermore. The Fair is designed to stimulate interest in science and technology for 7th – 12th grade students from schools within Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon, and Sunol. The Fair is
affiliated with the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Visit the TVSEF website https://tvsef.llnl.gov/ for helpful information. Applications were due Friday, January 8, 2010.
Raiders Ticket Fundraising Opportunity!
Village High School is partnering with the Oakland Raiders to help support our students! If you buy a ticket for any Raider game through Village High School, not only will you get to see the game plus receive a voucher good for a hot dog, bag of chips and soda at the game but portion of the ticket price will come back to Village. Please see the fliers for more information or contact the Village office directly at (925) 426-4260.
Group Order Form Flier, 10-Game Order Form Flier
Anonymous Student Support Tip-line
The Pleasanton Unified School District has created an anonymous tip line for students or parents to use in times of personal crisis or emergency. Please take this number and place it somewhere prominently near your home phone or add into your contacts list on your cell phone so that you can have immediate access to it in a time of need. 925/417-5199
For complete school year calendar and school events/community service items, please visit our Calendar Page.
| 2009-2010 DATE | EVENTS | COST |
| Feb 1-11 | Roses for Sale Fundraiser for Pleasanton Convalescent Hospital | $2.00 ea |
| Monday, February 15 | Lincoln's Birthday HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL | |
| Monday, February 22 | Presidents' Day HOLIDAY - NO SCHOOL | |
| Wednesday, February 24 | Pasta Feed |
Talking to your Children about Sex
The Pleasanton PTA Council, in partnership with the Pleasanton Unified School District, has prepared a guide for parents on “Talking to your Children about Sex”. You may wish to take this opportunity to initiate a conversation with your child about sexual health issues and your family’s values. Recent surveys show that most young people look to their parents for information and advice on these issues.
To assist you in preparing for this and ongoing conversations, we have prepared a “Talking to Your Children About Sex” brochure. To access the brochure, click on this link http://www.pleasantonpta.org/files/Parent_Resource.pdf. Hard copies are available at school offices. The brochure includes information on the value of parents talking with their children about sexual health issues, a list of appropriate topics by age, tips for talking to your children, and a list of resources for you to consider if you would like more in-depth information, including websites and books.
We hope that you will find this brochure helpful and we wish you well in your attempts to maintain open communications with your children about sexual health issues. Please feel free to contact the Pleasanton PTA Council with any comments you may have.
Sincerely,
Joan Laursen, President, Pleasanton PTA Council
Ms. Cindy Galbo, Assistant Superintendent, Pleasanton Unified School District
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Horizon has been in operation for 30 years and has been housed on the Village campus for at least 10 of those years. Last year marked the first time that we joined the two schools under one administration. The programs will still be run separately, based on the differing needs of each student population, but by joining the schools under one administration means that both students and teachers will benefit. The students will gain new alternatives in their educations and the teachers will benefit from pooling resources and collaborating on how best to serve all students. Click here for Horizon contact information.
Village High School students learning skills to live and eat by
November 2008 article in Pleasanton Weekly
Running a catering company out of a classroom is a pretty daunting task. Yet when the culinary students at Village High School hear the words "production day" from instructor Kit Little, they are quick to wash up and don aprons to get the job done. Preparing ingredients and taking the role of head chef or sous chef of the project, the cooks in training do it all, keeping to their slogan, "we like to stir things up." About 35 students will take the class over the course of the year. Two classes meet during fourth and fifth period each day, meaning there is about an hour and a half for work to be done. Click here to view Pleasanton Weekly complete article MORE
Wireless telephone laws change
Two new wireless telephone laws take effect on July 1, 2008. One of the new laws prohibits all drivers from using a handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle. The second law prohibits drivers under the age of 18 from using a hands-free device, even if it is built into the car. There is an exception if it is an emergency situation and the driver needs to call police, fire or medical authorities. Parents of drivers under 18 cannot give permission to use a wireless telephone while driving. If convicted of violating these laws, the driver will be fined $76 for the first offense and $190 for subsequent offenses. The conviction will appear on your driving record, but violation points will not be added. These laws also apply to out-of-state drivers. A law enforcement officer can pull you over for using your hand-held device as a primary violation. It is legal for drivers 18 and over to use a wireless hands-free device, including Blue Tooth; however both ears cannot be covered.
Congratulations! - Village Named 'Model Continuation High School'
Village High School has been named a Model Continuation High School by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell. The Model Continuation High School Program identifies and recognizes outstanding schools that provide comprehensive services through the use of exemplary instructional strategies, flexible scheduling, and guidance and counseling services. Congratulations, Village!
Village programs named exemplary!
The California Continuation Education Association has named both our Leadership Program and our Food Service & Hospitality/Village Cafe Catering Program as exemplary programs. Congratulations to go students in both programs, along with Zach and Kit!
Village High School completed a full school accreditation review during the 2006-2007 school year. Every school is visited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) at the end of the school’s accreditation term. Village has been awarded a six year term at each of the previous visits, and this year was no exception. The process began with a comprehensive self-study that was initiated during the 2005-2006 school year and is summarized in a 300 page document submitted to the visiting committee. In March of 2007, a three person review team visited the campus for one week to verify our findings in the self-study and to make recommendations. The visitation team was very impressed with our students and our school, and they sent in a very glowing recommendation. This process helped us to form two very important goals that we will be focusing on over the course of the next six years – raising student achievement and helping students make healthy lifestyle choices. We will continue to use our Expected School-wide Learning Results (ESLR’s) as a guide for creating curriculum and assessing students. This is an accomplishment in which everyone can take pride and ownership, and is just one more reason why Village High School is such an amazing place.
Village High School fosters educational achievement and character development by providing a student with an alternative atmosphere and educational program that will enable him/her to explore career choices, develop academic and technical skills, and feel successful and succeed if he/she desires to do so.